Chidi Njokuani vs.
Rhys McKee
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Chidi Njokuani
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 8 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 6 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.89 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 38 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500
Rhys McKee
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 5 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.74 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Chidi Njokuani
Distance 71.5% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 21.3% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 7.2% (norm 8.1%)
Rhys McKee
Distance 93.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 6.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 0.8% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Chidi Njokuani
Head 49.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 34.9% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 15.2% (norm 8.4%)
Rhys McKee
Head 83.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 4.1% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Njokuani L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | McKee L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 305 / 570 | 53.5% | 38.6% | 276 / 699 | 39.5% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 136 / 170 | 80.0% | 67.8% | 26 / 47 | 55.3% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 37 / 57 | 64.9% | 67.2% | 5 / 6 | too few to rate | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 178 / 398 | 44.7% | 37.2% | 210 / 631 | 33.3% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 193 / 278 | 69.4% | 70.7% | 72 / 90 | 80.0% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 107 / 121 | 88.4% | 82.9% | 25 / 31 | 80.6% | 82.9% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Njokuani L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs McKee L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 246 / 641 | 38.4% | 39.0% | 309 / 660 | 46.8% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 40 / 51 | 78.4% | 68.9% | 83 / 120 | 69.2% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 43 / 77 | 55.8% | 68.0% | 74 / 105 | 70.5% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 204 / 608 | 33.6% | 35.6% | 345 / 724 | 47.7% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 69 / 91 | 75.8% | 69.6% | 66 / 100 | 66.0% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 56 / 70 | 80.0% | 82.1% | 55 / 61 | 90.2% | 82.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Njokuani has more cage time on record.